# Julia Coleman (politician) *American Republican politician and member of the Minnesota Senate, representing Carver County since 2021* Julia Erin Coleman (née Schliesing; born December 19, 1991) sits in the [[Minnesota Senate]] as a Republican. Since 2021 her district has covered Carver County, in the southwestern suburbs of the Twin Cities, and she holds the caucus post of Assistant Minority Leader.[^1] Her first elected office was the Chanhassen City Council, which she won in 2018. Her husband, Jacob, is the son of Norm Coleman, a former United States Senator from [[Minnesota]].[^1] ## Early life, education, and career Coleman grew up in Maplewood. She finished at Hill-Murray School in 2010 and later earned a degree from the [[University of Minnesota]], Twin Cities.[^1] ## Minnesota Senate Coleman won her seat on the Chanhassen City Council in 2018. In the 2020 election she won the Senate seat that Republican Scott Jensen held before he chose not to run again. She began serving in 2021 and is Assistant Minority Leader.[^1] ## Personal life Coleman, her husband Jacob, and their three children live in [[Waconia]]. Her father-in-law is Norm Coleman, a former U.S. Senator from Minnesota.[^1] Norm Coleman, a Republican, won that Senate seat in the November 5, 2002 election. He defeated [[Walter Mondale]] of the DFL, who had entered the race as an emergency replacement for Paul Wellstone.[^2] ## In the Minnesota record ### What Coleman serves in the Legislature during a pending federal action against the State. On January 14, 2026, the [[United States Department of Justice]] Office of Public Affairs issued release No. 26-21. The release is titled *United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime*. It reports that Attorney General Pamela Bondi certified the case as a matter of general public importance.[^3] The record assembled here carries no docket, complaint text, vote, or statement by Coleman about that lawsuit, and it does not establish any role by her in the matters it addresses.[^3] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia, *Julia Coleman (politician)* (rev. 1354131140, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth, education, Chanhassen City Council and Minnesota Senate service, leadership post, residence, and family. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Coleman_(politician) [^2]: Minnesota Secretary of State, *Historical Election Data* — Norm Coleman (R) defeats Walter Mondale (DFL, emergency replacement) for Wellstone's Senate seat, November 5, 2002. https://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/data-maps/historical-election-data/ [^3]: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, *United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime*, release No. 26-21 (Jan. 14, 2026) — title of the release, and Attorney General Bondi's certification of the case as a matter of general public importance. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-department-justice-files-lawsuit-against-minnesotas-affirmative-action-regime